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Bangladesh scarred by Super Cyclone Amphan even after four years, with displaced people still refugees & land uncultivable

4 YEARS SINCE AMPHAN

Natural Disasters

Bangladesh scarred by Super Cyclone Amphan even after four years, with displaced people still refugees & land uncultivable

Affected people are living in dire straits of housing and employment

NEWS AND VIEWS

Water

Water scarcity threatening shared prosperity; worsened by population growth, urbanisation & climate change: World Bank

New report released at 10th World Water Forum underlines role of water in prosperity

Climate Change

Centre finally greenlights Karnataka Climate Action Plan after 3-year wait; but implementation is key

Blame game will not work in bringing to life Karnataka's state action plan on climate

Karnataka has been caught between two extreme conditions for the last decade of floods in …

Environment

Lean cyclone season? Monsoon winds, cyclonic system can help or disrupt each other

Cyclone season delayed? Monsoon winds, cyclone can help or disrupt each other

Late genesis of cyclonic system before or around onset of southwest monsoon can translate …

Africa

Mapping malaria in Africa: Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

By 2100, a general decrease in malaria suitability is projected across the majority of Africa

Climate Change

Trade & climate priorities are converging: Does this help or hurt a fair global green transition?

If climate considerations are to permeate trade agreements & vice versa, upholding …

Health

What could the future antibiotic pipeline look like: IFPMA releases its latest report

It is now widely acknowledged that the current status of the pipeline is weak, fragile and insufficient to protect against increasing resistance. Photo: iStock

Without new incentives and antibiotics, burden of resistant infections in high-income …

Climate Change

Monsoon arrives over Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar archipelago

Except some eastern parts of India and most of the Northeast, all regions may receive …

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?

Australia is not the first country to implement a live export ban

Videos

Climate Change

Why Nagaland faced unprecedented flooding after decades | Alarming Variations Ep-03

Down To Earth analyses the complexities of climate change in the Northeastern state

Health

Watch: What does an ideal diet look like according to new ICMR nutrition guidelines?

Climate Change

How did Venezuela’s Humboldt glacier shrink to an ice field?

Health

Kerala is on high alert as West Nile Virus cases reported from Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram

Climate Change

World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050

Wildlife & Biodiversity

The emergence of cicadas in 2024 will rewire ecosystems

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Environment

Ghazipur landfill fire: Annual choking hazard for Delhi

Authorities have missed multiple deadlines to clear out the legacy waste from Ghazipur landfill

Africa

Sudan, a country displaced

One of Africa’s largest and most populous countries is on the brink of famine after a year of war between its Army and main paramilitary

Down To Earth video journalists, Prabhat Kumar and Dhruval Parekh, are at the ground zero of the ‘Farmers’ Protest 2.0’. Both were at the Shambhu border crossing between Patiala in Punjab and Ambala in Haryana as hundreds of farmers from Punjab attempted

Agriculture

Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border

DTE video journalists, Prabhat Kumar & Dhruval Parekh, at Shambhu border as Haryana Police fired tear gas on farmers crossing from Punjab

It has been an ‘arid winter’ in the Union Territory of Ladakh. There has been a complete absence of snowfall since November 2023. And it has set alarm bells ringing in the fragile region. This photo shows the Sangam Point near Nimmo village of Leh distric

Climate Change

Ladakh: No snow in the cold desert

The arid winter in the region this time is raising concerns among the local population, as it forebodes a potentially alarming situation

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पीएम सूर्यघर योजना के तहत 3 वर्षों में वाराणसी के 75 हजार घरों को सोलर से रोशन करने का लक्ष्य निर्धारित किया गया

रोजगार

लोकसभा चुनाव 2024: मतदान पर भारी पड़ा रोजगार, बिना वोट किए शहरों को लौट गए मजदूर

उत्तर प्रदेश के बुंदेलखंड इलाके से काम की तलाश में रोजाना लोग गांव छोड़ रहे हैं, उनके लिए चुनाव का कोई माायने नहीं है

संक्रामक रोग

वैज्ञानिकों की चेतावनी: वातावरण में घूम रहे हैं नए वायरस, बन सकते हैं महामारी का कारण

शोधकर्ताओं ने मछली से लेकर कुतरने वाले जीवों तक विभिन्न कशेरुकी जीवों में 40 पूर्व अज्ञात निडोवायरस की खोज की, जिनमें 13 कोरोनवायरस भी शामिल हैं।

Data Centre

Climate Change

Islands of heat

CSE study shows how Indian urban centres are trapping more heat due to built-up landscapes, in turn impacting health

Waste

Global stances on various facets of plastic pollution

As the fourth round of talks begin in Ottawa for a global plastic treaty, CSE analyses positions taken by various countries on plastics

Environment

The ground beneath our feet

Why soil health and biodiversity matters for the survival of the planet

Water

Parched Garden City

How Bengaluru’s water crisis is of its own making

Factsheet

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during the third phase?

Climate Change

Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?

Almost half of the districts analysed saw a rise in temperature as well as a lower voter turnout on polling day on May 7, 2024

Sunita Narain's Desk

Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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A mirror called Down To Earth

New economy, old habits

Water to water, not water to waste

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In-Depth

Forests

DTE Coverage of UNFF19

May 13, 2024

New York City event ended with adoption of declaration on forest protection, emphasis on …

Urbanisation

The link between poor policy & unplanned urbanisation

May 09, 2024

Policies & urban planning frequently disregard needs of urban poor, resulting in gated …

Africa

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Hidaya

May 06, 2024

Down To Earth tracked the cyclone as it formed in the sea and finally made landfall in Tanzania

Natural Disasters

NEWS AND VIEWS

Water

Water scarcity threatening shared prosperity; worsened by population growth, urbanisation & climate change: World Bank

Climate Change

Centre finally greenlights Karnataka Climate Action Plan after 3-year wait; but implementation is key

Environment

Lean cyclone season? Monsoon winds, cyclonic system can help or disrupt each other

Africa

Mapping malaria in Africa: Climate change study predicts where mosquitoes will breed in future

Climate Change

Trade & climate priorities are converging: Does this help or hurt a fair global green transition?

Health

What could the future antibiotic pipeline look like: IFPMA releases its latest report

Climate Change

Monsoon arrives over Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar archipelago

Wildlife & Biodiversity

Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?

Videos

Climate Change

Why Nagaland faced unprecedented flooding after decades | Alarming Variations Ep-03

Health

Watch: What does an ideal diet look like according to new ICMR nutrition guidelines?

Climate Change

How did Venezuela’s Humboldt glacier shrink to an ice field?

Health

Kerala is on high alert as West Nile Virus cases reported from Kozhikode, Thrissur, Malappuram

Climate Change

World Migration Report 2024: Climate impacts will force 216 million people to move by 2050

Wildlife & Biodiversity

The emergence of cicadas in 2024 will rewire ecosystems

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Cartoons

Photo Gallery

Environment

Ghazipur landfill fire: Annual choking hazard for Delhi

Africa

Sudan, a country displaced

Agriculture

Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border

Climate Change

Ladakh: No snow in the cold desert

डाउन टू अर्थ

सौर ऊर्जा

लोकसभा चुनाव 2024: सौर लक्ष्य हासिल करने में क्यों चूक रहा है पीएम मोदी का संसदीय क्षेत्र वाराणसी

रोजगार

लोकसभा चुनाव 2024: मतदान पर भारी पड़ा रोजगार, बिना वोट किए शहरों को लौट गए मजदूर

संक्रामक रोग

वैज्ञानिकों की चेतावनी: वातावरण में घूम रहे हैं नए वायरस, बन सकते हैं महामारी का कारण

Data Centre

Climate Change

Islands of heat

Waste

Global stances on various facets of plastic pollution

Environment

The ground beneath our feet

Water

Parched Garden City

Factsheet

Climate Change

Lok Sabha 2024: Did heat dissuade voters during phase 3?

Sunita Narain's Desk

Recent Editorials

A mirror called Down To Earth

New economy, old habits

Water to water, not water to waste

Bengaluru’s water future

In-Depth

Forests

DTE Coverage of UNFF19

Urbanisation

The link between poor policy & unplanned urbanisation

Africa

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Hidaya

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